Motivate and Encourage

[Doug Varrieur]

Be sure to keep hydrated Gary, dizzy and big ladders don't go together! Phil, here's the number....for every pound you lose you take 4 pounds of pressure off your knees!

[katary]

i survived...and got it done in time to catch the blog radio interview..which was awesome...well Doug, since i recommitted over the weekend,reread the book...i decided to step on the scale for a midweek update.....Monday morning i weighed 226...today/Thursday 220  , and i still have 3 more days till "official" weigh in day,between you and me (LOL) i believe after having success in the beginning,some (myself included) may tend to let themselves slip,believing that they dont have to make as big of an effort as they did in the first weeks, i actually think the effort needs to be bigger as you come closer to reaching your goal weight & would urge anyone that has stalled to look back in their minds eye,and recapture the zest that they had in weeks 1-3,and to start from square 1 in order to achieve their goals    just my thoughts....Gary

[Doug Varrieur]

You're correct, AND we need less and less food as we shrink. I eat so much less now than I used to eat it's amazing! Today I cut and split a pick up truck full of logs and when it came time for dinner I ate a small portion of macafony and cheese with 2 Sam's club chicken and spinach sausages and I'm stuffed. Don't even have room for Umpa's coconut cheesecake she made today.

[Phil]

Well been hitting the weights again did my legs yesterday and I am limping around.

[katary]

don't laff...but a few weeks ago i bought "yoga for dummies" book and i just recently got to the point where i actually have been doing some of the beginner postures(the reason i bought it was to improve my flexibility) and i have to say that after only a couple of sessions my ankles and knees feel so much stronger,we'll see how it pans out,but it is very relaxing and it does stretch you out nicely....OK enuff with the girly talk...Doug,when you lost all your weight,was your gut the place that had the most fat left at the end???  because i have 20lbs left to reach my goal & i swear all 20lbs is around my waist>> don't get me wrong,I've lost plenty of inches around my waist,but like i said the 20lbs i have left seem to be all waist fat,the rest of my body is fine...i was just curious if that's how it went for you >>> today walked 3.5 miles in the AM & biked around 10 in the PM>> piece of cake

[Doug Varrieur]

Yes, the last place you'll lose fat is the first place you gained it...in my case and maybe yours, the gut. No matter how thin I got or how many sit ups I did I still had some stomach fat. I finally got to the point where I had to make a decision. I had to decide if I really cared enough about it to worry about it. Remember, I really dislike a daily "go to the gym schedule" it's not for me and I know I'll never be able to keep up the habit so I decided the bit of belly fat left was acceptable. I'm still walking around in 32" jeans and eating everthing I want without a damn bit of scheduled exercise.... At 54 years old, I'm happy 

[katary]

ok doug i get it but riddle me this.... if i do commit to a workout routine, and do get rid of it,then afterwards as long as i stay on the FTS lifestyle (which there is no way in hell i wont) i should keep it off...correct?

[Doug Varrieur]

absolutely, the only way you'll gain fat where you lose fat is to .......gain fat...... and we all know how to do THAT don't we Katary, future hard body

[katary]

now that is FUNNY.....

[Doug Varrieur]

You can have anything you want if you want it bad enough 

[Phil]

That's funny Doug is that your hat or is that one of them there photo shop thingy's.
        Gary my friends girl friend  instructs yoga that is one of the best work outs there is. I'm not just saying that because I'm from California My wife used to make me do that with her all the time yoga.

[Doug Varrieur]

I stuck Gary's head from a face book photo of his trip to FL on top of a young Brad Pitt in photoshop Board in a Pittsburgh hotel! Cornerstone TV tomorrow then off to San Francisco and Sacramento.

[Phil]

Hitting the road again Doug? Have fun. San Francisco? Cool. Are you doing a TV spot or a road show or just vacationing? that's a lot of questions sorry.

                      I have been hitting the weights just not moving around enough. I think the yoga may be the way to go, along with the weights. Besides my wife has been bugging me about starting yoga up again. Have to keep her happy.

[katary]

boyz, the old man is gonna be sore tomorrow:(....played volleyball today for about 5 straight hours....i can feel the aches and pains getting ready to overtake  my body.... but we had a blast:) happy 4th....hopefully not from my bed:)

[Doug Varrieur]

Hey Phil... heading to CA for TV interviews and a bit of fun. Jennifer one of my daughters is hooking up with me. Dungeness Crab tonight!!! Page 147 in the cookbook.